Great Stuff!! And also this whole post has been very informative. I ended up ordering those Buck Perry books as I love reading the older anglers research/ideas/stories etc.

Thanks!

I got to sit down with John a few months back. We spent several hours pouring over maps with him showing me specific examples of funnels. Talk about an awesome couple of hours! One of the things he repeatedly emphasized is that not all funnels are created equal. The narrower the funnel the better, a lot of folks look at a map and see what looks like a funnel but in actuality it could be quite wide. John told me the best funnels are no wider than the standard doorway entrance. Also, funnels that terminate into additional structure or cover are superior. The fish take funnels from locations they suspend at to locations they feed at. The funnel needs to terminate in a location that is likely to hold prey.

This a good example of a funnel like John was talking about in his book. I have fished it quite a bit and have had some decent success here. It's actually a pond dam that was cut when the lake was built.

This is probably the most interesting thread, I have ever read on this forum.

What are some other good reading/teaching materials?

Checking to see if I could pick some brains to see if funnel points would be in a lake like the one in the picture being its only 3-6' deep.

I like this area where it pinches in. That real narrow funnel of 5ft depth, especially the side of the funnel with the point reaching out towards it. It's the where the deepest part of the lake is narrowest and runs up against a point.





Also, here, where there is a pinched in area of 5ft depth. Looks to be a bridge or a dock on satellite view and a submerged road there also. Bridges are usually a decent natural funnel area.

Thank you for posting those key areas. I'll put some time in and see how it turns out.

Everyone fishes points. It is the ones that are not visible on shore that really pay off.

This cove is very protected and runs West. Coves that run West are the best and all the North cuts off of it will hold fish on their points. There are over 12 points in this cove to fish. The cove has over 20 ft. of water 1/3 of the way to the back. The shoreline is lined with super grass pods. I am amazed that this beautiful cut is lacking in wood. There is more wood on the front points than the back of the cove.

This is where the Funnel Points come into play. The points are very close together and are marked with WHITE Circled X�s. I would work all the way back to the Road and fish all the shoreline grass pods. Once near the back you find that this is a Chicken Foot cove. The main creek splits and moves into each finger of the cove. The area between these creek/ditches are inside bends and that is where you will find the spawning fish. The Funnel Points as labeled will be your staging ground for large Bass coming in and again going out.

Me and a buddy were on Fork when John Hope came by and sat for a couple of hours explaining in our exact location was a funnel point and how he knows there's a bass with a transmitter in a tree not 20' beside us. Showed us the crude equipment and we heard the beeps from the transmitter.
Needless to say we fished that section of water relentlessly for 3 years, spring, summer, fall. The total? numerous 7's 8's 9's 2 10's an 11.55 and a 13.71 on memorial day when Rainswood was closed.
What would you say if you knew I had a map showing well over a 200 hundred 10+ lb. fish that literally depicted the exact spot they were caught and clearly defined funnel points? I bet if I posted it, this forum thread would explode to thousands in just days.... Let me go scan it, i'll post it shortly..... Promise! Denny

That map wouldn�t do me any good, but it would be helpful to learn what to look for as far as areas to compare with on my lakes.

Here ya go Boys, Apologies to anyone that just had the Honey Hole Exposed!

This is just Mustang area, I have every cove and the entire lake...

I told you it was during the good years....

Do ya think you could find a blurrier pic?